At 5:11 a.m. on July 17, a 56-year-old farmer named Deng Zhengjia and his wife Huang Xixi departed for Linwu County to sell homegrown watermelons in the town. After four of their melons were confiscated by the chengguan, or urban management officers, they moved to another area were they where permitted to sell the fruit from a stall. At 10:35 a.m., the chengguan returned, and conflict erupted. Deng Zhengjia collapsed and died, while his wife was sent to the hospital with a head injury.
At 5:11 a.m. on July 17, a 56-year-old farmer named Deng Zhengjia and his wife Huang Xixi departed for Linwu County to sell homegrown watermelons in the town. After four of their melons were confiscated by the chengguan, or urban management officers, they moved to another area were they where permitted to sell the fruit from a stall. At 10:35 a.m., the chengguan returned, and conflict erupted. Deng Zhengjia collapsed and died, while his wife was sent to the hospital with a head injury. - See more at: http://www.tealeafnation.com/2013/07/watermelon-vendors-death-triggers-anger-against-chinas-urban-management-officers/#sthash.vGhkclko.dpuf
At 5:11 a.m. on July 17, a 56-year-old farmer named Deng Zhengjia and his wife Huang Xixi departed for Linwu County to sell homegrown watermelons in the town. After four of their melons were confiscated by the chengguan, or urban management officers, they moved to another area were they where permitted to sell the fruit from a stall. At 10:35 a.m., the chengguan returned, and conflict erupted. Deng Zhengjia collapsed and died, while his wife was sent to the hospital with a head injury. - See more at: http://www.tealeafnation.com/2013/07/watermelon-vendors-death-triggers-anger-against-chinas-urban-management-officers/#sthash.vGhkclko.dpuf
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